List of parliaments of England
This is a list of parliaments of England from the reign of King Henry III, when the Curia Regis developed into a body known as Parliament, until the creation of the Parliament of Great Britain in 1707.
For later parliaments, see the List of parliaments of Great Britain. For the history of the English Parliament, see Parliament of England.
The parliaments of England were traditionally referred to by the number counting forward from the start of the reign of a particular monarch, unless the parliament was notable enough to come to be known by a particular title, such as the Good Parliament or the Parliament of Merton.
Parliaments of Henry III
Parliaments of Edward I
Parliaments of Edward II
Parliaments of Edward III
Parliaments of Richard II
Parliaments of Henry IV
Parliaments of Henry V
Parliaments of Henry VI
Parliaments of Edward IV
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | Note |
| 1st | 23 May 1461 | 1461 | 4 November 1461 | 6 May 1462 | 2 | James Strangeways | Parliament announced the new king and attainted the old, reversing all the legislation against the Yorkist claim. It annulled the compromise of 1459 drawn up in Coventry. It enabled the arrest and detention of Lancastrian enemies at Edward's request. The Lancastrian stronghold of Harlech Castle was captured, and the session ended on 21 December. Another session opened on 6 May 1462, but the king and nobles were absent, so Archbishop Bourchier dissolved it. |
| 2nd | 22 December 1462 | 1462/63 | 29 April 1463 | 28 March 1465 | ? | John Say | On petition Indenture by Statute of 1465 transferred taxation directly to Treasurer of Calais until city's loss in 1558. Subsidy-indentures became common after 1465. |
| 3rd | 28 February 1467 | 1467 | 3 June 1467 | 7 June 1468 | ? | John Say | |
| 4th | 19 August 1472 | 1472 | 6 October 1472 | 14 March 1475 | 7 | William Allington | In 1473 Indenture could not be 'granted' because the specific presence of the King was required for such petitions. |
| 5th | 20 November 1477 | 1477/78 | 16 January 1478 | 26 February 1478 | 1 | William Allington | |
| 6th | 15 November 1482 | 1482/83 | 20 January 1483 | 18 February 1483 | 1 | John Wood | It is not clear if the 6th Parliament was prorogued or dissolved on 18 February. A new Parliament, or possibly a second session of the 6th Parliament, was expected to assemble in June, but the king's death prevented it. |
Parliament of Richard III
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker |
| 1st | 9 December 1483 | 1483/84 | 23 January 1484 | 20 February 1484 | 1 | William Catesby |
Parliaments of Henry VII
Parliaments of Henry VIII
Parliaments of Edward VI
Parliaments of Mary I
Parliaments of Elizabeth I
Parliaments of James I
Parliaments of Charles I
The Long Parliament, which commenced in this reign, had the longest term and the most complex history of any English Parliament. The entry in the first table below relates to the whole Parliament. Although it rebelled against King Charles I and continued to exist long after the King's death, it was a Parliament he originally summoned. An attempt has been made to set out the different phases of the Parliament in the second table in this section and in subsequent sections. The phases are explained in a note.| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | Note |
| 1st | 2 April 1625 | 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | 2 | Sir Thomas Crewe | Useless Parliament |
| 2nd | 26 December 1625 | 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | 1 | Heneage Finch | ... |
| 3rd | 31 January 1628 | 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | 2 | John Finch | Supplanted by Personal Rule |
| 4th | 20 February 1640 | 1640 | 13 April 1640 | 5 May 1640 | 1 | John Glanville | Short Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | Long Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | Henry Pelham | Long Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | Long Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Say | Long Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | Long Parliament |
The Long Parliament (Royalist phases)
Parliaments of the Revolution and Commonwealth
Parliaments of the Protectorate
These parliaments included representatives of Scotland and Ireland.| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | Note |
| 4th 'e' | ... | ... | 7 May 1659 | 13 October 1659 | 1 | William Lenthall | Rump Parliament |
Parliaments of the Commonwealth
Parliaments of Charles II
Parliament of James II
Parliaments of William III and Mary II
- Note: The Convention Parliament of 1689 is usually referred to as the 1st Parliament of William & Mary and thus the 1690 parliament is referred to as the "Second Parliament". The very first act of the 1690 parliament was to legitimise the Convention parliament as a lawfully-summoned parliament.
- Note: Queen Mary II died in December 1694, during the sixth session of the second parliament. Subsequent parliamentary sessions are labelled as "William III" alone, but their numbering is not reset. The next parliament is conventionally called the "third parliament", the 1698 parliament the "fourth parliament" etc.
Parliaments of Anne